Ah! So that band's name is Snowden; I thought it might be Snowed In, which reminds me of the time I told a friend about The Walk-Ins, and he took their name to be The Walkens, as if they were a band of Christophers...

Thanks for taking my Husker Du request, even though you ran out of time (I wish your show was longer.).

In 1990, I was a sophomore at John Carroll. My two favorite bands were RIDE and Lush. When everyone was rushing around trying to find some meaningless gift for everybody else, I found solace in RIDE.

Every year, our swim team would leave Cleveland to train in sunny Florida. While that was cool, I missed an epic concert at the Cleveland's Empire Concert Club. My two favorite bands were splitting the headline slot in their first tour across the states. I was crushed. I think I may have wanted to quit the team.

Anyway...

That was 16 years ago. That was well before some rock critic labelled the sound "shoegaze"... I didnt think of it as shoegaze. I thought it was cool. Swirling psychedelia, loud guitars, distortion, noise...

Me and the Devil Blues - Dead Meadow - Shivering King and Others
With You With Me - Welcome - Sirs
If You Could Read Your Mind - Clinic - Visitations
Lust in the Movies - The Long Blondes - Someone To Drive You Home
Calling Me - The Rapture - Pieces of The People We Love
On the Bed - George Harrison - Wonderwall Music
Sadly Tonight - The Stereo Workers Union - Adavance: God Bless The Stereo Workers Union.
The Ride - Volta Sound - This Is the Yin and the Yang
No Space In This Realm - Akron / Family - Meek Warrior
Snare, Girl - Sonic Youth - Thousand Leaves
Can't Go Out, Can't Stay In - Whitey - The Light at The End of The Tunnel Is a Train
Ski - George Harrison - Wonderwall Music
Story of the Whole Thing - Out Hud - S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D.
Sidekick & Emo -Unisex - Stratosfear
Boogie Chillun - John Lee Hooker - The Best of John Lee Hooker
Screaming Gun - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Screaming Gun E.P.
Mary Anne - Spacemen 3 - Performance: Live at the Melkweg 6/2/88
Temptation - New Order - Selections from Retro